Artist&#39;s materials kit



June 13, 1950 B. R. MlGDow ARTISTS MATERIAL KIT Filed April 25, 1949Patented June 13, 1950 AUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE An'rrs'rs MArrEmArisKIT Benjaminl R. Mizdlcwp'Cliicago, Ill. Application April 25, 1949,seal Nu. 89,532

2 Claims. 1

My invention relates to the handling and use of artists materials andsundries, and involves the question of convenience in such use.Generally, artists materials include tubes of paint, brushes, watercontainers and palettes. These items are usually handled or employedseparately, and involve .more or less confusion and loss of time becauseof their tendency to become scattered or mislaid. Also, when thematerials are required to be taken or carried from one place to anotherfor use, their separate nature often makes it troublesome orinconvenient to gather or carry them properly.

It is therefore one object of the present invention to provide a kitwhich is designed in a manner to conveniently group the necessarymaterials and accessories for handy keeping or transportation,

A further object is to provide an assembly of a materials carrier and apalette, with the latter removable for individual use.

Another object is to construct the novel kit along lines of compactnessand simplicity.

With the above objects in view, and any others which may suggestthemselves from the description to follow, a better understanding of theinvention may be had by reference to the accompanying drawing, in which-Fig. l is a top plan view of the kit;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the palette; and

Fig. 4 is an elevation of the palette, showing the preferred way ofholding the same.

In accordance with the foregoing, specific reference to the drawingindicates the body of the kit as a toroidal unit I formed with a Seriesof deep wells ll in its upper surface. The unit I may be made solid ormolded hollow for lightness; and its material may be metal or plastic.lIlhe wells are intended as receptacles for tubes of paint in thevarious water colors.

The body I0 is built around a tall, bucket-like vessel l5 of cylindricalform and open at the top, The vessel has a vertical partition I6 nearone side; and the vessel is intended for a lling of water while thelateral compartment l1 thereof may receive brushes forming part of thekit. The upper part of the vessel is perforated on opposite sides toreceive a bail I8 by means of which the kit may be carried.

A novel type of palette is designed for assembly with the body structureto complete the kit. Thus, the palette is in the form of a large disc2i) of circular form and made with a circular series of shallowdepressions 2| in its upper surface.

- ticle of a convenient and handy nature.

, 2 The disc 20 also has a relatively larger oval opening 22 for thepassage of the thumb as shown in Fig. 4 for holding the disc in themanner of a palette.

The disc has an upstanding circular flange 25 a short distance inwardlyof the series of depressions 2 I; and a series of radial ribs 26 extendlation to each other near the center of the disc.

Also, the upper edges of the ribs 26 are inclined inwardly, as indicatedin Fig. 2. The depressions 2l Vare designed to receive portions of thevarious paints, while the ribs 26 serve as partitions to denecompartments 21 where the paints may be mixed as desired.

It is preferable that the palette 20 be made of the same material as thebody portion of the kit; and the ange 25 is designed to receive the bodyI0 with a sliding t when the same is lowered upon the palette as shownin Fig. 2. It is desirable to secure the palette to the body IB at suchtime as the kit is to be carried or stored, and any suitable means maybe provided for this purpose. However, I have illustrated a simpledevice comprising a pair of headed studs 3i! projecting from oppositesides of the body ID and Vadapted to engage a pair of correspondinglylocated bayonet slots 3| made in the iiange 25, so that the palette isprevented from separation or accidental loss while the kit is beingcarried.

It will be apparent that the novel kit is an ar- Thus, it assembles thepaint holders, water vessel and brush holder in a compact unit made ormolded in one piece; and the palette by its flat construetion serves asa bottom for the body portion of the kit which may be assembled with thelatter when the kit is to be stored or carried. Yet, such bottom iseasily detachable for independent use as a palette. In the latter formit has ample surface for the use of many paints and mixtures, and can beconveniently held in the manner of the conventional palette. Altogether,the kit constitutes a sturdy and compact assembly which may be made indifferent colors or ornamental eects to serve the purpose ofV utilityand present an attractive appearance.

While I have described the invention along specie lines, various minorchanges or refinements may be made therein without departing from itsprinciple, and I reserve the right to employ all such changes andrenements as may come within the scope and spirit of the appendedclaims.

I claim:

1. In a kit for artists materials the combination which consists of adisc shaped base palette having a series of shallow depressions aroundthe rim thereof, said disc having a thumb receiving oval openingtherein, an upstanding circular ange spaced inwardly of the depressions,a plurality of radial ribs extending inwardly from the circular flangeand terminating adjacent the center of the palette disc and formingpaint mixing compartments, a torodial unit having a circular base ttingwithin the upstanding 'flange of the palette and disengagedly connectedthereto, said torodial unit having extending from its base upwardly acylindrical water receiving compartment, a vertical partition Withinsaidcompart-` ment to form an elongated brush receiving compartment anda plurality of relatively deep -pa-in't tube receiving wells formedvv-rcircumferentially around the base of the water and brush receivingcompartments.

2. In a kit for artists materials, the improvement which consists vof :acircular base plate .palette having a plurality of shallow depressionsaround its rim and in the upper surface thereof, an integral upstandingcircular iiange extending from the palette, and a plurality of radiallydisposed ribs extending inwardly from the circular iiange andterminating in spaced relation near the center of the palette, areceptacle having a circular base removably connected to the upstandingange, said receptacle having a circular upstanding wall forming a Watercontainer, a vertical partition '.Within said container and a pluralityof relatively deep wells spaced around the circular wall of the watercontainer.

BENJAIWIN R. MIGDOW.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the .file oilthis patenti:

FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date v21lg260 Germany ah Sept. 27, 1908`471803 Great Britain aniar Jan. 6, 1938

